Franchise registrations in Saudi Arabia surge 866% over 3 years    Lulu Saudi Arabia celebrates its 15th anniversary with the grand launch of 'Super Fest 2024'    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Culture minister tours Saudi pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Saud Abdulhamid makes history as first Saudi player in Serie A    Saudi Cabinet to hold special budget session on Tuesday    King Salman orders extension of Citizen's Account Program and additional support for a full year    Al-Falih: 1,238 foreign investors obtain premium residency in Saudi Arabia    Several dead as Storm Bert wreaks havoc across Britain    Irish PM apologizes for walking away from care worker    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    Hezbollah fires rocket barrages into Israel after deadly Beirut strikes    Ukraine losing ground in Russia's Kursk region, says military source    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    Saudi Arabia to host 28th Annual World Investment Conference in Riyadh    Riyadh Emir inaugurates International Conference on Conjoined Twins in Riyadh    Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer wins right to use name in Australia    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author With Sameera Aziz
Muslims cautious
While the world's largest Muslim organization congratulated new US President Barack Obama on Wednesday and urged him to help foster a constructive dialogue between Islam and the West, reaction to his presidency from the Muslim world was generally (...)

22 - 01 - 2009
Pak U-turn on ISI chief's India visit
Pakistan on Saturday backtracked on a decision to send its spy chief to India to help with the Mumbai attack investigation, in a move likely to revive questions about who is in charge of the intelligence agency. The prime minister's office said a (...)

30 - 11 - 2008
Way to the Kingdom
FOR many expatriates, Saudi Arabia can be ‘home sweet home'' only when they are with their families here. While some opt for a single's life to make a quick buck and return home, others make it their priority to bring their families to the Kingdom (...)

16 - 11 - 2008
American expats make their presence felt
THE 2008 US presidential election will go down in history for its remarkable voter turnout. Not wanting to be left behind, many American expatriates in the Kingdom exercised their voting rights through the process of absentee voting. “This is the (...)

09 - 11 - 2008
Zardari visits Kingdom for assistance in midst of Pakistan crisis
While the United States elections are the talk of the town, the visit of Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari will be of interest only for those who are concerned with Pakistan and its issues. No doubt Pakistan has become the center of global (...)

05 - 11 - 2008
Let the best man win
ONLY two days are left for the hotly contested American presidential elections. Across the seas, election fever has caught up with expatriates and overseas Americans in the Kingdom. “McCain or Obama- let the best person win,” said Layal Zok, a (...)

02 - 11 - 2008
The SR1,000 solution
PAKISTANI expatriates in the Kingdom are appealing to their community members to use their remittances to prop up the country's economy. Pakistan needs at least $4 billion to avoid defaulting on its foreign debts. The country is facing economic (...)

02 - 11 - 2008
Never had the chance to say goodbye
For taxi driver Mohammed Naeem, who works in the streets of Jeddah day and night to support a large family in his native Pakistan, the unimaginable happened on Wednesday when he lost many of his dear ones in an earthquake that flattened his village (...)

31 - 10 - 2008
Best for business
THE World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have recently released its ‘Doing Business' report for 2009, and there was good news for Saudi Arabia. The report lists the Kingdom and Bahrain as the best places in the Gulf to conduct (...)

26 - 10 - 2008
Expat investors still see green
THE worldwide credit crunch might have shaken the stock markets globally, but the local business community of expatriates is ostensibly unflustered. Gulf stock markets suffered heavy losses before rallying back this week after governments in the (...)

19 - 10 - 2008
In spite of inflation, Kingdom retains its appeal, say expats
THE global financial meltdown has affected the Kingdom also. The effect of one of the worst global financial crises, however, has not been as alarming here as in other countries because of the quick remedial measures taken by the central (...)

12 - 10 - 2008
Al-Arabiya website restored
Arabiya website, shut down by unknown computer hackers recently, has been restored and all data moved to an alternate domain. Al-Arabiya issued a statement saying that its website had “come under organized cyber piracy performed by (...)

12 - 10 - 2008
Chinese consul cautions customers
The Chinese government is understandably conscious of the damage that can be done by the contaminated milk affair, not only to its dairy industry, but to the entire “Made in China” image. “Exports of Chinese dairy products to foreign markets is (...)

28 - 09 - 2008
No tainted milk in Saudi market
As the Chinese milk scandal continues to cause alarm around the world, concerned parents in Saudi Arabia are asking the same questions as their Asian counterparts. “It is shocking”, said Saudi mother-of-one Aysha Ba-Usman. “Although I trust other (...)

26 - 09 - 2008
Non-Muslims join Iftar too
The holy month of Ramadan offers a good opportunity for many non-Muslim expatriates in Saudi Arabia to join Iftar with their Muslim friends to know the Islamic values and strengthen dialogue. “I feel more attachment with my colleagues since I (...)

21 - 09 - 2008
Jeddah Municipality allots stalls to Saudi women vendors
Jeddah Municipality has allotted special stalls to Saudi women vendors to sell low-priced items in the Balad area. “We wanted to include new stalls in Ramadan to support Saudi women. Hence, almost 40 stalls have been allotted to them through a (...)

18 - 09 - 2008
Sumptuous spreads
JEDDAH has seen a huge boom in new restaurants in recent years, with many eateries gearing up for Ramadan by setting up live cooking stations, temporary tents, traditional food stalls and live entertainment. Thanks to loads of competition, customers (...)

16 - 09 - 2008
Fake degree business booming in the Kingdom
Recently, 70 Saudis were reported to have purchased or attempted to purchase fake university diplomas in the United States spurring the Saudi education authorities to launch an immediate investigation inquiring whether there were Saudis and (...)

13 - 09 - 2008
Relief camp for Bihar flood victims at IISJ premises
Indian expatriates have been granted permission to use the International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ) premises to collect aid for the flood-hit people of the northeastern Indian state of Bihar. The floods have affected the lives of over three million (...)

11 - 09 - 2008
Bihar floods: expats seek consulate help
Indian expatriates have started a drive to collect relief aid for victims of Bihar floods, which have devastated the lives of more than three million people. Members of the Jeddah Chapter of the Bihar Anjuman (BA), a group of expatriates from Middle (...)

07 - 09 - 2008
‘He's Pakistan's Nelson Mandela'
The news of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari's sweeping win in presidential poll Saturday was overwhelmingly greeted by his party members in Saudi Arabia. “He is Nelson Mandela of Pakistan,” said Tasawwar Choudhry, chief (...)

07 - 09 - 2008
Harrowing tale of a taxi ride
A taxi ride may be the last thing many women in the Kingdom would like to think about, even in the most urgent and demanding situations. For female commuters, especially working women, taxi transportation can mean a bad experience comprised of the (...)

31 - 08 - 2008
Free medical camp
Team members of the Pakistan Welfare Society (PWS) held a free medical camp in the Pakistan House in Makkah recently. The medical camp, which was a long-standing demand of the Pakistani community in Makkah, will be run by doctors of PWS till it is (...)

31 - 08 - 2008
Pak expats up for supporting countrymen
Pakistani expatriates in the Kingdom have shown their concern over the present turbulent situation in their country and are willing to contribute towards the ‘Speaker's relief Fund', initiated by the Ministers of National Assembly (MNA) and the (...)

31 - 08 - 2008
Expat beauticians face the heat as salons face closure
Jeddah Municipality is conducting raids on beauty salons for using the services of beauticians who are not under the sponsorship of the owners of the salons, which allegedly run in the Kingdom under the garb of tailoring shops. A number of beauty (...)

24 - 08 - 2008
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